Fabric-measuring apparatus



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J. W. KRUGER.

FABRIG MEASURING APPARATUS.

No. 381,842. Patented Apr. 24, 1888.

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FABRIC MEASURING APPARATUS.

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FABRIG MEASURING APPARATUS.

No. 381,842. Patented Apr. 24-, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. KRUGER, OF LITCHFIELD, MINNESOTA.

FABRIC-MEASURING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,842, dated April24, 1888.

Application filed December 15, 1886. Serial No. 221,661. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN W. KRUGER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Litchfield, in the county of Meeker and State ofMinnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fabric-MeasuringApparatus, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exactdescription as will enable any one skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.

Myinvention is designed as an improvement on an apparatus patented to meSeptember 29, 1885, No. 327,178.

The object of my invention is to simplify and improve certain parts ofthe patented apparatus just referred to.

The invention consists in a variation and improvement of certain detailsof said patented apparatus, which will be hereinafter described,

and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is an endelevation at right angles to the plane of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section ofmy apparatus on the plane 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is an attachment to themachine for measuring fabric without any board, and Fig. 5 an attachmentfor folded cloth.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the fivefigures of the drawings.

A represents a rectangular bed-frame, on which is mounted anotherbed-frame, A,within which slides anxadjustable frame, 0, in ways uponthis frame, as will be clearly seen by Fig. 3. Into the bed A takespring-bolts,which can be manipulated byhandle e, pivoted to acrosspiece of the sliding frame 0, the said handle being connected withthe bolts by rods, all of which will be clearly seen by reference toFig. 3. This portion of the apparatus is different from that of thepatented machine above referred to, and is one of the features of thepresent invention. When the handle 6 is manipulated, the frame 0,carrying the standard B B, Figs. 2 and 3, can be adjusted to anyposition, depending upon the width of the cloth to be measured. (SeeFig. 2.)

Uprights D D are fastened to the beds A and A, and are joined bytransverse pieces G and I, constituting a vertical frame, within whichare mounted two rollers, E and F, between which the cloth to be measuredis passed. The lower roller, F, has connected with its journal a bevelgear-wheel,which meshes with another bevel gear-wheel connected with aworm, L, whose outer end is supported by an upright piece, K, affixed tothe base-frame A. The worm L controls a worm-wheel, M, which in turngoverns awheel, N, having a finger upon it for rotating the wheel 0 onetooth for each complete revolution of the wheel N. The wheels N and Oare provided with pointers and dials, so as to indicate the number ofrotations of each.

The mechanism just described is precisely similar to that shown in mypatent before alluded to, except that I provide the wheel 0 with aspring, Z, bearing upon the teeth for preventing it from rotating morethan one tooth at a time. Another difference over the patented devicelies in the little pawl m,which locks the standard Y, carrying the trainof gearing just described into engagement with the worm-wheel L. Thisstandard has a re duced end, which takes in a hole in a shelf connectedwith the standard K. The standard Y,-carrying the train of gearing, hasits reduced end slipped into a hole of the shelf. It is then raised andthe little pawl slipped under the shoulder at the reduced end, so as tothrow the wheel M into engagement with the Worm. (See Fig. 1.)

I will now proceed to describe some features of my improved apparatuswhich are not shown in my patented device, and which I desire to claimin this application. These consist of a pivoted rectangular frame-piece,H, which is fastened by means of elastic metal strips 3 to the uprightsD, having spiral springs for drawing the same toward the Vertical frameD I G D. Parallel with the roller F, I arrange two pieces, b 0, (seeFig. 3,) which are supported from the standards D by means of transversepieces it. These pieces are rounded, as shown in Fig. 3, the fabric tobe measured being adapted to be passed over them. The upper member ofthe spring-mounted frame His also rounded, as shown in the figure, forthe fabric to travel over. The frame H by means of the spiral springwill clamp the fabric to the piece I). A wire piece, q, is pivoted tothe piece G and swings horizontally. It has a shoulder upon it,which, asit is drawn against the lower piece of the frame H, overcomes thetension of the spiral springs and removes the frame H from the piece I),so that the fabric can be slipped between the same. By the mechanismdescribed the cloth can be made to produce sufiicient friction upon theroller F to rotate it by the clamping action of the frame Hindependently of the upper roller, E.

Having explained and described the registering part of my apparatus, theclamping and the sliding frame, I will proceed now to describe themechanism that holds the cloth before and after it passes through therollers to be measured. Upon each side of the central vertical frame, DI G D are mounted two standards, B B and B B, each set being adapted tosupport the fabric. This portion of the mechanism is substantially thesame as that covered in my patent referred to above and operatesprecisely upon the same principle. The standards B are mounted upon theadjustable frame C, and may be moved toward or from the standards B,which are securely fastened to the bed-fraine A. These standards have akeyjournaled in them at the top,which key has a groove in it, as shownin Fig. 2, for receiving the end of the board n pon which the bolt ofcloth or fabricis wound. The frame 0, carrying the standards B, is madeadjustable in order to allow the apparatus to be adjusted to any widthof fabric. The standards Bare also provided with keys R,which, by meansof the devices now to be described, may be moved toward or from the boltofcloth. These standardsBare each provided with a bed-piece, Q, at thetop, upon which is a sliding piece or cross headfiV, through whichprojects a forked piece, S, pivoted on an extension of the bed Q. Thekeys Ithaveaspiral spring surrounding the1n,which may be compressed orextended by moving the part IV through the iustrumentality of the forkedpiece S, so that when the distance between the kcys It and R has beenset to correspond with the width of the board upon which the fabric iswound the keys R can be moved toward the keys B to take up the distancecorresponding to the depth of the groove in the key-heads, and thusclamp the board in position. One of the standards B is provided with acrank, I, by which means the fabric can be wound from one board onto theother. (See Fig. 1.)

For the purpose of manipulating the bifurcated piece S, cams T areprovided, and are hinged to an extension of the standards B, beingfurnished with handles U, for manual operation. These handles can belocked by means of circular ratchets attached to the standards B in anydesired position, and thus throw the cams T and keep them in anyposition required.

In case the fabric to be measured is not wound upon aboard,I journal inthe heads of the standards B and B the ends of a rod, A, Fig. 4,0f anysuitable material, pointed at one end, thus dispensing with the keys BB. This rod has near the one end a fixed piece of iron or other suitabledevice, B, with a round disk, against which,when the rod A" is runthrough the roll of fabric,one end of such roll will rest. The red A hasat the other end another similar piece of iron or other suitable device,which is movable and can be put over the pointed end of the rod A andslid up against the fabric,where it is secured by the thumbscrew 6 tohold the fabric firmly on the rod A. The adjustable frame 0 is thenmoved so as to hold said rod A with the roll of fabric thereon in place.

Should the fabric be foldedinstead of rolled, the same may be placedupon a table or frame composed ofthepieces F F, Fig. 5,and G G,theformer provided with hooks h 71 to engage the piece I), and hinged touprights K K by means of hinges e c. The lower ends of the uprights K Kare pierced by pi us, which pass into holes in the bedframe A, so as toattach the same to the bed-frame. The pieces G G are designed inpractice to be as long as the pieces b and c. To the lower ends of thepieces F F are pivoted the pieces M M, the opposite ends of which areconnected by the rounded crosspiece 0, forming the frame M M O, whichpasses the fabric through and over the pieces G G. The pieces f f aresecured to the pieces M M by the hinges 0 0, and their ends connected bythe cross-piece N,which presses down upon the piece 0 to hold the fabricsecurely as it passes between the pieces 0 and N. Upon the piece M is acam, r, to raise the piece N to admit the passage of the fabric betweenthe pieces 0 and N. The mechanism just described is designed to dispensewith the frame H, before dcscribcd,when the cloth is folded.

The operation of my apparatus will be sufficiently evident from theabove description, and therefore needs no further explanation.

Having now fully set forth my invention, I desire to have it known thatI do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction of theimprovement-s shown in this case, as the same may be varied in many wayswithout departing from the spirit of my invention, and I reserve theright in practice to make all those changes that fall within the scopeof what I now desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent, which is- 1.The combination, in a fabric-measuring machine, of the sliding frame 0,the bed-frame supporting the same, a handle pivoted to said slidingframe, spring-actuated bolts carried thereby, adapted to take into thebed-frame, rods connecting said handle with the aforesaid bolts,standards B B, carried by said movable frame, having means thereon forholding the fabric to be measured, standards B B, also having devicesthereon for holding the fabric to be measured, and means for adjustingthe latter devices toward or from the aforesaid means upon the standardsB B for holding the fabric independently of the adjustment of' thesliding frame carrying said standards B B. 2. The combination, in acloth-measuring machine, of the fixed rod 6, anup right frame, D I G D,supporting the same, a movable clamping-frame, H, elastically mountedupon the latter, and a roller, as F, over which the fabric passes, andwith which the registering mechanism is attached, for the purposededescribed.

3. The combination, in a fabric-measuring machine, of the fixed rods 1)and c, mounted upon transverse pieces h, secured to an upright frame, DI G D, a spring-actuating clamping-frame H, movably attached to the saidupright frame, and the roller F, journaled in the upright frame D I G Dand suit-ably connected with registering mechanism, for the purpose setforth.

4. The combination, in a fabric measuring apparatus having a roller, F,suitably geared to the registering apparatus, of a rod, 1),substantially paralleltherewith,aclamping-frame, H, movably attached toan upright frame, springsforholdingsaidclamping-frameagainst said rod,and a device, as q, for manual operation, separating the part H from thepart b when operated, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. Thecombination, in a fabric-measuring machine, of'a sliding'frame, O,mounted in a bed-frame, spring-actuated bolts, and ahandle formanipulating the same, mounted upon said sliding frame, standards B andB, having means for holding the fabric, said standards being mounted onthe aforesaid sliding frame, standards B B, having means for alsoholding the fabric, and devices thereon for adjusting said meansindependently of the adjustment of the sliding frame carrying thestandards B B, an upright frame, as D I G D, carrying rollers betweenwhich the fabric is adapted to be passed, registering apparatus gearedto the lower roller, and a clamp-frame, as H, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th dayof November, 1886, in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN W. KRUGER. [L.s.]

Witnesses: Y

N. O. MARTIN, XVILHELM BoHL.

